WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH ACCUSATIONS OF BULLYING MADE AGAINST SALINAS COUNCILMAN JOSE CASTANEDA AND HIS SUPPORTERS. THE COMPLAINTS WERE AIRED AT TONIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MEETING BY EMPLOYEES OF THE ALISAL UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT. WITH MORE ON WHAT WAS SAID AND HOW THE COUNCIL RESPONDED HERE'S ACTION NEWS REPORTER TOM MILLER LIVE IN SALINAS. ### INITIALLY IT WAS JUST ONE MAN MAKING THESE COMPLAINS... JUAN SANDOVAL WHO'S LEADING ANOTHER RECALL AGAINST CASTANEDA BUT TONIGHT MORE EMPLOYEES CAME FORWARD TELLING THE COUNCIL THEY TOO ARE BEING FILMED AND WANT IT TO STOP. THE COUNCIL LISTENED TO WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY BUT DIDN'T MAKE ANY PROMISES. INTIMIDATION, HARASSMENT, AND VERBAL ABUSE ALL AMONG THE ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST CASTANEDA AND HIS SUPPORTERS. 1:05 He's been passing by my house, following me, at work, taking pictures of me rolling down his window harassing me, using some explicit words 1:14 ONE AFTER ANOTHER ALISAL UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES MADE THE TRIP TO THE PODIUM TELLING THE COUNCIL THEY'RE ALSO BEING FILMED AND FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE. 18:00 There are plenty of teachers including myself who have been at times afraid to speak up because of a cameras pointed in our face 18:06 24:38 Be careful what these videos that they make because they do a lot of editing 24:41 16:00 All of a sudden I heard a voice in back of me asking me questions regarding juan Sandoval and the recall, and to me I took it as bullying 16:07 IN JANUARY THE ALISAL SCHOOL BOARD SENT CASTANEDA A LETTER TELLING HIM TO STAY AWAY FROM DISTRICT PROPERTY. YET MONDAY THIS VIDEO SURFACED OF CASTANDEDA DOING JUST THAT. NAT- Sandoval CASTANEDA SUPPORTERS HAVE POSTED THEIR OWN VIDEOS SHOWING THEM FOLLOWING SANDOVAL.. AND EVEN AT THE COUNCIL MEETING... THIS GUY WAS FILMING THE WHOLE TIME. PROPTING ONE COUNCILMAN TO ASK THE POLICE CHIEF ABOUT HIS RIGHTS. 28:15 If I feel intimidated, harassed, what can a citizen do at that point 28:21 29:24 Videotaping in a public place in a public venue is not illegal 29:26 HOWEVER FOR CASTANEDA IT SOON COULD BE... SOURCES IN CITY HALL SAY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SEEKING A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST CASTANEDA WHICH WOULD LEGALLY PREVENT HIM FROM GOING ON DISTRICT PROPERTY. THAT VOTE SEEKING A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST CASTANDA COULD COME AS SOON AS TOMORROW NIGHT... THAT'S WHEN THE ALISAL UNION SCHOOL BOARD MEETS NEXT. THOUGH MANY OF THE DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AT TONIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING WERE HOPING THE COUNCIL WOULD TAKE SOME SORT OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST CASTANEDA... THE MAYOR SAYS THE CITY FIRST WANTS TO SEE WHAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES BEFORE IT TAKES ANY ACTION. ###